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The Monkey King

2023 · 92 min

A bright, fast-moving animated adventure with flashy fights and silly jokes, though the hero's arrogance can wear thin.

Directed by: Anthony Stacchi
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring: Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport

Tagline: The legend has arrived
Overview: A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.

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Directed by: Anthony Stacchi
Genres: Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring: Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
ambition
friendship
redemption
power
Places: fantasy world
small town
wilderness
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	6
Realism	2
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: animation, fantasy, adventure, family, comedy
Directed by: Anthony Stacchi
Written by: Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, Rita Hsiao
Starring: Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, Nan Li, Andrew Pang, Stephanie Hsu
Music: Toby Chu
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, English

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